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    Top al-Shabab operative Abbas Hool dies from injuries after Somali military strike

    Wednesday June 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) –  Somali Ministry of Information has confirmed the death of Abbas Mohamed Hool, a senior Al-Shabaab operative accused of orchestrating...

    Ethiopia warns of “foreign military” threat from Somalia buildup

    Sunday June 15, 2025FILE - Ethiopian National Defense Forces Chief Field Marshal Berhanu Jula speaks during a televised interview in Addis Ababa. (Photo:...

    Somali military court jails Al-Shabaab bombmaker for life

    Tuesday June 3, 2025In this handout photo provided by Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), four men accused of aiding Al-Shabaab’s vehicle-borne...

    Turkey to send 500 troops to Somalia as part of expanded military, energy deal

    Tuesday June 3, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Turkey will deploy 500 additional special forces to Somalia in a significant escalation of its military support...

    Somali Military Court sentences Al-Shabaab Network Members over Mogadishu attacks

    Sunday June 1, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali military court on Saturday handed down prison sentences to five men found guilty of being...

    Turkish, Italian military delegations make back-to-back visits to Mogadishu for security talks

    Friday May 30, 2025 Turkish special forces and Somali security personnel walk together during a visit by Turkish military officials to Mogadishu, Somalia, on...

    President Mohamud reviews military readiness at Defense Ministry Headquarters

    Friday May 23, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited the Ministry of Defense in Mogadishu on Thursday, where he met...

    Top al-Shabaab leader among 45 terrorists killed in military operations in Somalia

    Mohamed DhaysaneThursday May 22, 2025Somali security forces killed 45 al-Shabaab terrorists, including the group's foreman responsible for mortar attacks in Mogadishu since 2023,...

    Wadajir Party leader urges military support for clan fighters battling Al-Shabaab in Hiiraan region

    Monday May 19, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Wadajir Party leader and MP Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has called on the Federal Government of Somalia to...

    Jordan condemns terrorist attack on Somali military camp

    Monday May 19, 2025Doctors and nurses treat injure youth at the Somali Sudanese Hospital in Mogadishu on May 18, 2025 (AFP photo)The Foreign...

    Puntland threatens military action against PSF in Galkayo over unauthorized operations

    Sunday May 18, 2025FILE - Mudug regional governor Faisal Sheikh Ali, commonly known as Jifo Jabsade, is seen at his office in Galkayo,...

    Suicide bombing kills at least ten at military recruitment site in Mogadishu

    Sunday May 18, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – A suicide bombing targeted a group of young recruits outside Damanyo military base in Mogadishu on Sunday,...

    Uganda’s Deputy Defense chief visits Mogadishu to boost military cooperation

    Saturday May 17, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Deputy Chief of the Uganda Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Samuel Okiding, arrived in Mogadishu on Saturday...

    Somali cabinet approves Saudi security deal to strengthen military cooperation

    Thursday May 15, 2025Members of Somalia’s Council of Ministers attend a cabinet meeting in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 15, 2025. The session, chaired...

    Former President Sharif condemns outcomes of NCC summit, warns against politicization of military

    Saturday May 10, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly criticized the outcomes of the recent National Consultative Council (NCC)...

    U.S. delivers new military equipment to support Somali army operations against al-Shabaab

    Thursday May 8, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Ministry of Defense on Wednesday received a new shipment of U.S.-supplied military equipment to support...